His freestyle poetry, including lines such as ‘float like a butterfly, sting like a bee’, perfectly described his phenomenal speed and grace in the boxing ring.
His skill and confidence took him to the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he won a gold medal in the heavyweight category. While he was also famous for landing verbal jabs at his opponents, his boxing prowess was what spoke volumes, defeating every top professional heavyweight boxer of his time.
This boxing glove belongs to perhaps the most charismatic athlete ever: the one and only Muhammad Ali.īorn Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, Ali started boxing at only 12 years old, and climbed up the ranks of the sport with every match.
As part of its mission to share the story of global sport, QOSM has curated a collection of objects from some of the most notable historic moments and distinguished personalities in sport history.
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